Another Now by Yanis Varoufakis
Last updated: 3 October 2026
Another Now is Yanis Varoufakis's 2020 novel about a world with no commercial banks, no stock market and companies owned equally by the people who work in them. Varoufakis was Greece's finance minister in 2015, and the book uses three characters to argue about whether that world would be better. On 3 October 2026 Amazon UK had the Vintage paperback at £12.25, in stock.
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What Another Now is about
The story starts in 2025. In the novel's timeline, an online uprising after the 2008 financial crisis created a second, parallel present. In that world, work, money, land and digital networks are run democratically. There are no commercial banks or stock markets, every member of staff owns an equal share of their company, and everyone receives a basic income.
Three people get a glimpse of it: a former banker with libertarian views, a Marxist feminist and a technologist. Most of the book is their argument about what they see, which is why Penguin describes it as a mix of Platonic dialogue and science fiction.
Who Yanis Varoufakis is
Varoufakis is an economist and politician. He served as Greek finance minister in 2015, during the debt crisis, and co-founded the pan-European movement DiEM25. He is a professor of economics at the University of Athens.
His other books include Talking to My Daughter About the Economy and Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. The Penguin page for Another Now carries his biography and the edition details.
What reviewers said
The Penguin page quotes Brian Eno calling it "a landmark work". Owen Jones wrote, "I could not recommend this more," and the director Alfonso Cuarón praised its "embrace of the complexities of our human nature". Cory Doctorow singled out its description of investment banking.
Key facts
- Author: Yanis Varoufakis
- First published: September 2020, by The Bodley Head
- This edition: Vintage paperback, 9 September 2021, 240 pages
- ISBN: 9781529110630
- Price: £12.25 on Amazon UK on 3 October 2026, list price £12.99
- Other formats: Kindle at £5.99 and audiobook at £8.49 on Amazon UK the same day
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 720 ratings on Amazon UK
Who it suits
- Readers who like ideas in a story: the economics arrive through characters arguing, not through charts.
- People who have read Varoufakis's non-fiction: this is the same economics, told as a story.
- Book clubs: the three characters disagree with each other, so there is plenty to argue about afterwards.
The limits
Because so much of the book is debate, it moves slowly as a novel. Readers who want a plot driven by events will find long stretches of dialogue about money and ownership. Varoufakis also wrote it before 2025, so the future he imagined for that year now reads as an alternative history.
For a history of British workers organising for a fairer deal, The Future in Our Past covers the 1926 General Strike.
Where to buy Another Now in the UK
Amazon UK had the Vintage paperback at £12.25 on 3 October 2026, in stock.
FAQs
Is Another Now a novel?
Yes. It is a work of fiction, but most of it is a debate between three characters about an economy without banks or stock markets.
When was Another Now published?
The Bodley Head published the hardback in September 2020. Vintage published the paperback in September 2021.
How long is Another Now?
The Vintage paperback has 240 pages.
How much does Another Now cost in the UK?
Amazon UK had the paperback at £12.25 on 3 October 2026. The Kindle edition was £5.99.
What should I read after Another Now?
Varoufakis's Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism came out in 2023 and argues that tech platforms have replaced markets. It is non-fiction, so it reads very differently.
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